Where does “kızılgerdan” come from?

kızılgerdan (Turkish) comes from Turkish kızıl, from Ottoman Turkish قزل, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

kızılgerdan (Turkish): robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Definitions

  1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Ancestry of “kızılgerdan”, step by step

kızılgerdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kızıl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkızılbright red, scarlet; communist; gold
2Ottoman Turkishقزلred
3Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Turkish gerdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgerdanneck
2Persianگردنneck
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قزل →